1. The appellant has challenged the award of the Claims Tribunal whereby compensation of Rs.17,31,000/-has been awarded to claimants/respondents No.1 and 3.

2. The accident dated 02nd September, 2013 resulted in the death of Bhim Sen Arora. The deceased was aged 55 years at the time of accident and was survived by his widow and two sons who filed claim petition before the Claims Tribunal. The deceased was working as a Sales Manager in a private firm at the time of accident. It was claimed that the deceased was earning Rs.17,000/-per month apart from commission of Rs.5,000/-per month.

3. The Claims Tribunal took the income of the deceased as Rs.17,000/-per month, deducted 1/3rd towards his personal expenses and applied the multiplier of 11 to compute the loss of dependency at Rs.14,96,000/-. The Claims Tribunal awarded Rs.1,00,000/-towards loss of love and affection, Rs.1,00,000/-towards loss of consortium, Rs.25,000/-towards funeral expenses and Rs.10,000/-towards loss of estate. The total compensation awarded is Rs.17,31,000/-.

4. Learned counsel for the appellant urged at the